Miss Karissa

Miss Karissa was born and raised in Bermuda. She started at the age of 11 and quickly fell in love with ballet, modern and jazz. In 2005, Karissa came to NC to study Contemporary Modern dance at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts. After graduating in 2009, she began performing with various NC artists as well as teaching ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop in Asheboro, NC.

Year started at SDD: 2020

Favorite style of dance: Modern

Favorite ice-cream flavor: Cookie Dough

Favorite Disney movie: Aladdin

Age started dancing: 11